"Couldn't initialize Renderer device"..Please help

Mikeyolo4

So i just bought NS2 yesterday, and every time i click play, my screen goes black and i get an error message that says "Couldn't initialize the render device"....Please help. I have windows XP.

Deathshining

Try updating DirectX and your Graphics Drivers.

Also, you should include more information about your hardware, such as CPU, Amount of RAM, GPU and if you run XP 32 Bit or XP 64 Bit.

If you do not know, you can use this tool from the CCleaner devs: <a href="http://www.piriform.com/speccy" target="_blank">http://www.piriform.com/speccy</a>

Mikeyolo4

System Information
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Time of this report: 1/8/2013, 17:43:04
Machine name: FUSCO-3D26CF62C
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.120821-1629)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire 9400
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor: Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.73GHz
Memory: 2038MB RAM
Page File: 1487MB used, 2443MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode



So how do i upgrade my graphics driver??

Deathshining

You forgot to include the Graphics Card from your machine.

I checked on the Acer Website and your model seems to have an Intel integrated graphics chip. The problem is that this chip is not powerful enough for most modern games, including NS2. You won't be able to play it with this machine.